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The family of Shalala Fletcher, a Beaumont woman who was shot outside a Port Arthur convenience store earlier this year by an off-duty security guard, reached a civil settlement with her shooter on Thursday that will pay $100,000. Turner pulled up to the Exxpress Mart on Jimmy Johnson Boulevard in Port Arthur in the early morning hours of July 2 as two men suspected of stealing cases of beer were attempting to flee, according to a news release issued by the Jefferson County District's Attorney Office announcing Turner's Aug. 31 criminal indictment. According to an autopsy report, one of the bullets struck Fletcher in her back, passing through her ribs, aorta and lungs. In response to the civil lawsuit, Renick wrote in court filings that Turner had reason to believe a violent felony had been committed and that Fletcher's death was caused by her own negligent actions. ]]>
Fri, 9 Dec 2016 15:21:21 UThttp://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/KCS-brings-holiday-train-to-Port-Arthur-10784323.php
article10784323Fri, 9 Dec 2016 00:56:17 UThttp://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/Report-Motiva-restarts-unit-after-2-month-10782907.php
article10782907Thu, 8 Dec 2016 16:05:00 UThttp://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/Program-to-help-residents-live-it-up-in-downtown-10782823.php
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In an effort to revive its downtown, Port Arthur officials are teaming up with a local non-profit to build 30 new homes in a neighborhood currently filled with empty lots and abandoned houses. Port Arthur city officials and representatives from the Legacy Community Development Corp.announced Wednesday that they are launching the "Living it Up Downtown" program, which will cover Fifth to Eighth streets and Atlanta to Nashville avenues. In May, Port Arthur voters approved a ballot initiative to spend $300,000 each year for three years on economic development in the targeted neighborhood, said Floyd Batiste, executive director of the city's Economic Development Corp. The taxpayer money will assist 30 homebuyers with up to $30,000 of a down payment on a home, said Batiste. ]]>
Thu, 8 Dec 2016 15:30:45 UThttp://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/Port-Arthur-woman-faces-federal-charges-in-10780062.php
article10780062Wed, 7 Dec 2016 15:48:58 UThttp://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/Bridge-City-man-95-recalls-attack-on-Pearl-10779962.php
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Cedric Stout didn't have much of a chance for survival on Dec. 7, 1941, but he took it and got to safety, dodging bombs all the way. Stout, 95, of Bridge City, was a motor machinist second class aboard the USS Utah, which had already served its last days as a battleship and was being used as a target practice platform for planes dropping dummy bombs. Japan's surprise attack on the U.S. Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor 75 years ago today engulfed the United States in World War II. The Utah was moored in the area usually reserved for the aircraft carriers USS Lexington and USS Saratoga, which were out of port that Sunday. A sailor who followed him was killed by bomb fragments and didn't make it. In a published account on the U.S. Navy's website, just before 8 a.m. on Dec. 7, 1941, men aboard the Utah saw three airplanes heading north from the harbor entrance. At 8:01 a.m., the venerable target ship took a torpedo hit forward and immediately listed to port. Amid the chaos, smoke, fire, explosions and gunshots, Stout, a month past his 20th birthday, didn't have time to think great thoughts about the historical significance. After more than three years of active service, Stout qualified for his discharge and returned home to Opelousas, Louisiana. In 1956, he moved to the Port Arthur area, where he worked as a drug company wholesaler. In the carport are two Texas license plates affixed to the wall that state, "Pearl Harbor Survivor," just like the current plates on their car. ]]>
Wed, 7 Dec 2016 15:09:27 UThttp://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/Woman-attempts-to-recover-stolen-vehicle-10775457.php
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Authorities are investigating a Tuesday afternoon robbery involving a woman who tried to reclaim her friends stolen vehicle, according to a release from the Port Arthur Police Department. ]]>
Tue, 6 Dec 2016 21:04:46 UThttp://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/Police-Baby-poisoned-with-contaminated-feeding-10693007.php
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Authorities are investigating what led to the poisoning of a 1-year-old girl on Sunday in Port Arthur. ]]>
Mon, 5 Dec 2016 16:05:59 UThttp://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/government/article/Jefferson-County-to-implement-digital-jury-system-10691917.php
article10691917Mon, 5 Dec 2016 15:27:17 UThttp://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/Police-Highway-365-in-Port-Arhur-shut-down-10647426.php
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The Port Arthur Police Department has confirmed that Highway 365 has been shut down to allow two medical helicopters to land following a major car accident. ]]>
Thu, 1 Dec 2016 17:51:19 UThttp://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/15-local-crimes-that-left-us-stunned-in-2016-10646817.php
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We've listed 15 Jefferson County crimes that will hopefully be jotted down in police records as one-time incidents. ]]>
Thu, 1 Dec 2016 15:10:22 UThttp://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/Argument-after-Port-Arthur-car-crash-leads-to-10644623.php
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Police are searching for the suspect in a stabbing that happened early Wednesday morning in Port Arthur, the police department said in a press release. ]]>
Wed, 30 Nov 2016 16:01:11 UThttp://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/government/article/Port-Arthur-ordinance-would-penalize-adults-for-10644479.php
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The South East Texas Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse, or SETCADA, on Tuesday urged the city to draft and adopt a "social hosting accountability" ordinance, which would allow police to issue civil citations that carry several hundred dollars in fines. Under state law, adults who supply minors with alcohol face a Class A misdemeanor charge with a fine of up to $4,000 and up to a year in jail. According to a recent SETCADA survey of 1,173 Port Arthur High School students, 511 students rated underage drinking as a "severe" problem, 360 said it was a "moderate" problem and 164 said it was a "slight" problem. Councilman Morris Albright spoke out against the proposal, saying it seemed like "government overreach" that could allow police to potentially go onto residents' properties and interview partygoers. ]]>
Wed, 30 Nov 2016 15:16:03 UThttp://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/Dead-suspect-in-police-chase-had-a-criminal-10642469.php
article10642469Tue, 29 Nov 2016 22:13:45 UThttp://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/Woman-threatens-ex-husband-female-companion-10640067.php
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Port Arthur police arrested a woman Friday afternoon after a she broke into her ex-husband's home, stole a shotgun and began to threaten her ex and a "female companion," police said in a release. ]]>
Mon, 28 Nov 2016 17:50:24 UT